Accio Friday Five!

I, like ReverendMother of RevGals, am a Harry Potter fan(atic) - saw Order of the Phoenix last night, as a matter of fact. So I'm delighted to accio my keyboard and produce my patronus...er, blog.

1. Which Harry Potter book is your favorite and why?
Oh, hard to pick - but I'd say six. I love the relationship between Dumbledore and Harry. (As an aside - I have to say that Richard Harris' death and the subsequent portrayals of Dumbledore by Michael Gambon are my only beef with movies three through five...I just miss Harris. He was perfect.)

2. Which character do you most resemble? Which character would you most like to get to know?
I'm Hermione, right down to the unruly curly hair and the oft-obnoxious school smarts. But I'd love to know Ginny - the whole Weasley crew, actually.

3. How careful are you about spoilers?
a) bring 'em on--even if I know the destination, the journey's still good
b) eh, I'd rather not know what happens, but I'm not going to commit Avada Kedavra if someone makes a slip
c) I will sequester myself in a geodesic dome to avoid finding anything out.
Definitely the last. I'm such a dork (see comment about Hermione above) that I seriously considered ordering my book shipped to the hotel out of town at which I will be attending a family wedding on July 21. I decided to stick with the house - but I will do my best to avoid any and all dropped hints between now and then.

4. Make one prediction/share one hope about book 7.
I hope Harry doesn't die. I also hope and suspect that Dumbledore is not dead...yet. I suspect the power of love given by Harry's parents will win out in the end, but somebody's going to die for sure. I'm guessing Ron. But then who will Hermione end up with?

5. Rowling has said she's not planning any prequels or sequels, but are there characters or storylines (past or future) that you would like to see pursued?
Nothing I hate more than an unnecessary sequel (see Gone With the Wind). It may not be the most Christian thing to say, but in this case - the end is the end. No more. I'll be happy to end it with book seven and call it a day.